Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-01
The CORONET
And Her Gallant Grew
Victorious
IN The $4,000 Race Across The
Stormy Atlantic.

A dispatch from Queenstown, March r.
says the Coronet arrived OF Queenstown at
11.30 O'Clock this morning. Nothing had
then been seen of the Dauntless. The Coro-
net passed the winning point at u Al o'c.ock
under full press of canvass, tt.o wind at
that hour being west northwest and fresh
In passing the given line, Roche's point, the
victorious yacht fired fge guns and the
time was at once taken by the secretary
and members of the Royal Cork
Yacht Club, who had been on the lookout for
her arrival. The club then hoisted signal
announcing the Coronet's arrival, the vari
Gus stations answering the pennant. The
wind was blowing hard, and the C0ronet en-
tered Cork harbor in spanking style, with
ali sail set, and hugging the western shore.
The apparent time occupied in the Coro
nets passage is II days, 20 hours, "a min
utes, Al seconds, and the actual time-com
puted on the Greenwich baSis-l4 days, 10
hours 3 minutes IL seconds. The whole
number of nautical miles sailed Is 2949
The longest days run is 20l9 miles, made
yesterday, and the shortest 80. miles, made
on Tuesday, March %. The average run
was from $50 to $50 miles. he weather was
uncommonly tempestuous, even for this sea-
son Of the year Seven heavy gales kept the
sea in a foment for II days of the trip
and for two days the weather was so Sc
we're as to mako the question of the yachts
living through them somewhat doubtful
The Coronet behaved splendidly, however,
in all sorts OF weather, and proved herself
one VI the staunchest If not emo Of the fastest
yes els of her type afloat. No accidents
happened to any Of the sailors despite the
great risks they wee compelled to run at
times With the exception OF three torn
sails ana little broken tackle, everything
ON board the boat was in as good shape
when the anchor was dropped off Queen4-
town as when 1t was raised off
Tompkinxville, $. l. 1t is thought
that much quicker passage might
have been made had Capt. Crosby car
ried more sail. On several occasions, when
the wind was light, but the sky threatening
no was very cautious, and his judgment was
controlled largely by the barometer, which
was much OF the time below % and seldom
above 80, the normal height in the latitude
traversed, The course made was a little
more northerly than was thought safe, but
fortunately no icebergs or field ice were
encountered. The number OF persons on
board the COronet was %, including ID sail
ors, five officers, the steward, cook, mess boy
and five guest. The officers were: Capt. {. i,
| Grossly navigator, I. B G. Anderson mates,
w. A, Whit er aid Otto Petersen; boat-
swain, Augustus Bergholm. The advantage
gained by the CoroaeU ap the start Increased
the confidence of those on board in both boat
and shippers. 1t was the first time thai
Cap. Crosby had ever participated in 8
yacht race OF any sort He freely admitted
that he feared that Capt Samuels of the
Dauntless, with his past experience, would
| succeed in crossing the starting line some
what ahead How needless these apprehen-
sions were is already known. II is not toe
much to say that in his maDRuvermg he dis
| played more judgment and tact than ar'
usually seen in races near New York.